Samsung a517 Phone (AT&T, Phone Only, No Service)

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches ; 2.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UWH2ZE
• Item model number: A517
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #282,747 in Cell Phones & Accessories (See Top 100 in Cell Phones & Accessories)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Samsung a517 is a sleek and stylish clamshell phone that offers advanced music capabilities including AT&T mobile music and external music keys for easy music navigation. It also includes MicroSD memory card expansion for holding dozens of hours of music and Bluetooth connectivity with stereo music streaming capability to optional headphones. Send instant messages or use MEdia Net to access the internet while, or chat with your buddies using AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live services. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture, USB wired connectivity with mass storage capability, full-duplex speakerphone, monochrome external display, and quad-band global roaming.

Browse the Web using AT&T's MEdia Net, download tunes using AT&T Mobile Music, and watch streaming video with MobiTV.

AT&T Service
The a517 operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"), with availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T's MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. It also features AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to the Napster subscription music service in addition to Music ID song-recognition software, music videos and The Buzz music news portal.

It's also MobiTV capable, which enables you to stream or download video content from providers ranging from MSNBC, ABC News Now, and CNN. MobiRadio lets you listen to more than 50 channels of digital radio. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T's Internet, video, and music services.)

Includes music capabilities with external music keys and Bluetooth stereo streaming.

Phone Features
The phone sports an interior color LCD that has a 176 x 220-pixel resolution and 262 colors, while the small external monochrome display has a 96 x 96-pixel resolution and displays caller ID, current time, battery level, and signal strength. The internal phone book can hold up to 1000 entries with up to five numerical entries plus one email address and picture ID per contact. Other dialing features include 8 one-touch numbers for easy access to your most frequent contacts and 30 missed number redial.

In addition to voice calls, text messaging, and MMS capability, the phone also ships with a built-in email client with support for POP3 and IMAP4 protocols. You can also connect via instant messaging (IM) services such as Windows Live, Yahoo!, and AOL. The A517 also comes stock with a built-in web browser for downloads and mobile web browsing via MEdia Net. T9 text entry, which is a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity, and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

The 1.3-megapixel camera features a 4x zoom, multi-shot capability, self timer, and brightness/white balance/metering controls. For video capture, the A517 records clips in MPEG4 format up to 176 x 144 pixels (QCIF). Other features include:

• Copy all numbers function copies SIM phonebook entries to handset
• Download ringtones, wallpaper, images, and more
• Java 2.0 support for app and game downloads
• Keypad and LCD backlight
• Full-duplex speakerphone
• Voice memo recording
• PIM tools: Calendar, calculator, scheduler, memo, task, currency converter, world time, metric conversion
• Stopwatch (4 laps), countdown timer (up to 100 hours)
• Multi-lingual display (English, French, Spanish)
• My Business Card (contact cards that can be attached to MMS messages)
• Headset jack

Vital Statistics
The Samsung A517 weighs 2.9 ounces and measures 3.74 x 1.89 x 0.63 inches. Its 800 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 10 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.